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1978 NHL Draft

Wayne Babych in the 1978 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Wayne Babych 3rd overall in the 1978 NHL Draft.

It was the first of the 31 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 234 players selected in 1978, 95 have played in the NHL regular season. His 519 games put him 31st in the class.

Overall pick
3
Round and pick
Round 1, pick 3
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
20 years

The picks around it

Picks 1–6 in the 1978 draft

  1. 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNS
  2. 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSH
  3. 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTL
  4. 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVAN
  5. 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLR
  6. 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHI

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 1978 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 1978 class

3rd
of 234 players selected
3rd
of 146 forwards selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Bobby SmithC1077 GP · 1036 PMNS
  2. 2Ryan WalterC1003 GP · 646 PWSH
  3. 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTL
  4. 4Bill DerlagoC555 GP · 416 PVAN
  5. 5Mike GillisL246 GP · 76 PCLR
  6. 6Behn WilsonD601 GP · 359 PPHI
  7. 7Ken LinsemanC860 GP · 807 PPHI
  8. 8Danny GeoffrionR111 GP · 52 PMTL
  9. 9Willie HuberD655 GP · 321 PDET
  10. 10Tim HigginsR706 GP · 352 PCHI

+ 224 more

The 1978 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Wayne Babych made his NHL debut on October 11, 1978, 118 days after the draft.

519
Games
192
Goals
246
Assists
438
Points

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 1978 draft

  1. 3Wayne BabychR519 GP · 438 PSTL
  2. 39Stephen HarrisonDSTL
  3. 72Kevin WillisonDSTL
  4. 89Jim NillR524 GP · 145 PSTL
  5. 106Steve StockmanCSTL
  6. 109Paul MacLeanR719 GP · 673 PSTL
  7. 123Denis HouleLSTL
  8. 140Tony MeagherRSTL
  9. 143Rick SimpsonLSTL
  10. 157Jim LockhurstGSTL
  11. 160Bob FroeseG242 GP · 128 WSTL
  12. 170Dan LergCSTL
  13. 173Risto SiltanenD562 GP · 355 PSTL
  14. 175Dan HermanssonFSTL
  15. 181Jean BoutinLSTL
  16. 185John SullivanRSTL
  17. 188Serge MenardRSTL
  18. 191Donald BoydCSTL
  19. 197Paul StasiukLSTL
  20. 200Gerd TruntschkaCSTL
  21. 203Victor ShkurdyukCSTL
  22. 205Carl BloombergGSTL
  23. 207Terry KitchingRSTL
  24. 209Brian O'ConnorDSTL
  25. 210Brian CrombeenDSTL
  26. 211Mike PidgeonCSTL
  27. 214John CochraneRSTL
  28. 216Joe CaseyDSTL
  29. 218Jim FarrellCSTL
  30. 220Frank JohnsonDSTL
  31. 221Blair WheelerDSTL